Mrs. Grace M. Bates, 83, of the Louise Community passed away Wednesday evening at Wellstar West Georgia Hospice. Mrs. Bates was born June 23, 1934 in Roanoke Alabama the daughter of the late Walter & Viola Simmons Simpson. She was a former employee of Handley Mill in Roanoke and General Fibers in LaGrange. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Horace Bates and a Son, Darrell Cummings

Memorial service for Mrs. Grace M. Bates will be held at 6:00 P.M. Friday from the chapel of the Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home (Friday) evening from 5 until 6 P.M.

Memorial service for Mrs. Grace M. Bates are by Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home